Conference
Recap and Takeaways

Another year and another great conference! Shout out to the Professional Development committee, led by Cayla Thompson, for their hard work, planning, communications, and everything else you all did to make this conference a success!

The conference got off to a great start with a keynote address from the NRC Chairman, Kristine Svinicki. During her speech, she had a resounding message for us all, “Don’t wait for the future, you are the now. You have the ability, you have the power to make the changes you see.”

After the keynote, our now NAYGN past-President, Christine Johnsen, provided an update on how we performed as an organization in 2018 by highlighting the end of the year report and acknowledging all of the contributors that make our organization a top performer. She then ended by echoing Kristine’s previous words and reciting a quote from Margaret Mead, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the word. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”

We then jumped into “lightning” talks where five of our current core members each highlighted areas for us to focus on during the conference and going forward.

To end the conference, our current President, Lee Causey,
provided an outlook for the future and how we can work together to accomplish
great things. As a volunteer based
organization, we thrive on the passion you all have for this industry and NAYGN
would not be possible if it wasn’t for you.

A more detailed recap will be provided in the upcoming weeks
as well as a post-conference survey.
Once available, we will also be providing a link to the professional
photos taken during the sessions and ceremonies.

Lastly, thank you to all the session leads, presenters, panelists, and contributors that made this day happen! If you’d like more information on the sessions or workshops, please reach out to pd@naygn.org or info@naygn.org.

Photo Contest
Winner

For the second year in a row, NAYGN has held a photo contest on Instagram and Facebook during the national conference. This year, using the hashtag #NAYGN19 we asked conference attendees to post their pictures with the potential to win an NAYGN duffle bag. Upon careful review against the closely guarded grading rubric, the winner is…. Jaspreet Rehal! Congrats to you and your group! Please contact communications@naygn.org to collect your prize.

NAYGN Photo Contest Winnner: #NAYGN19

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20 for 20
Chapter Takeover

As you may be aware, NAYGN is celebrating its 20th Birthday this year! To commemorate this accomplishment, we’ve already had a star-studded birthday party and taken some awesome pictures: Photo Booth Picutres.

Now, we’d like to take this celebration to the next level! We are calling all chapters to participate in the ’20 for 20 Chapter Takeover’. Beginning, the week of July 14th we will be giving your chapter the control of the NAYGN social media accounts to post, share, and update the organization on all the great things happening at your site.

Committee
Opportunities

You may or may not be aware, but NAYGN is not simply local chapters and the core. We have so many more opportunities for you to get involved! The NAYGN committees are a critical gear of the organization and routinely produce quality and engaging content. From the development of our children’s book series to authoring a bi-annual career report, the work our committees perform provides an opportunity for you to grow, learn, and continue to engage with your peers. For more details on our committees and who to contact, please see below.

Hill Day –
Continue the Momentum!

Putting your passion to work on Capitol Hill is the most
powerful action you can take on behalf of the nuclear industry, and 200 of our
members advocated for shaping the future of this crucial energy source while in
Washington DC last week.

Thank you to our partner, Nuclear Matters, for assisting in the organization of Hill Day. Nuclear Matters is the national coalition that works to inform the public and policymakers about the clear benefits of nuclear energy.

Want to be more involved in nuclear advocacy? Sign up to join Nuclear Matters to learn more about how you can continue to take action, and check them out on Twitter and Facebook to stay up to date on the latest industry news and resources.